Immigration and the State

Fear, Greed and Hospitality

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

The book provides a fresh and original perspective on the development of immigration systems, showing how they have become subject to the politics of fear and greed, and revealing how different traditions of hospitality have evolved, survived, and renewed.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-08-10
Mått:148 x 210 x 22 mm
Vikt:522 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:308
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137385888

Utforska kategorier

Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Offentlig förvaltning inom Samhälle och politik
Politiskt förtryck inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Alex Balch is Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool, UK. His work focuses on the politics and policy of immigration, and efforts to combat forced labour and human trafficking. He has worked with a range of government and non-government organisations on research projects and regularly contributes to public debates. He is a member of the Forced Labour Monitoring Group (FLMG).

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Chapter 1. A ‘migrant crisis’?.- Chapter 2. ‘The Human Rights deficit.- Chapter 3. Illiberal liberalism.- Chapter 4. Immigration politics in the UK and US.- Chapter 5. 18th-20th Century: Pulling up the drawbridge.- Chapter 6. 21st century: attrition by enforcement.- Chapter 7. Fear.- Chapter 8. Greed.- Chapter 9. Hospitality.- Conclusion.